Go For Graduation Challenge
The "Go for Graduation" Scholarship program, now entering its third year, is designed to help BSC students who need special financial assistance to complete their final year of college and graduate.

Bridge and Lane Closure
As the Martin Luther King Bridge will be closing beginning Friday, June 5, please use caution when traveling to and from campus. The Route 52 entrance will be temporarily closed through the Martin Luther King bridge replacement project. An alternate route along Hill Street has been established.

School of Nursing & Allied Health
The School of Nursing and Allied Health offers degrees in nursing and radiologic technology. Programs offered include: baccalaureate and associate degrees in nursing, baccalaureate in radiologic sciences, and the associate degree in radiologic technology.

The W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business
The School of Business at Bluefield State College offers a variety of programs. Students in the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration program must complete the requirements of two specializations chosen from: accounting, management, marketing, or computer science.

School of Education
The School of Education offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education (K-6) or Early/Middle Education. The program prepares graduates to teach at the Elementary (K-6) grade level and/or the Middle School (5-9) grade level in one of four required areas of specialization: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, General Science, and Social Studies.

School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science
Students graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science are prepared for positions as systems analysts, software designers, network professionals, and webmasters depending on the education path taken.

Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College was established as a black teachers college by an act of the West Virginia Legislature in 1895 and was integrated after 1954. By the 1960's the College had a comprehensive four-year program of teacher education, arts and sciences, and engineering technology. Gradually a variety of two-year technical programs evolved in response to local needs.

Dr. James Walters discusses DNA molecule structure with an interested young student during the Bluefield State College Biomedical Club’s presentation at Princeton’s Fourth of July Celebration. Dr. Amanda Matoushek works with a student to create a “brain hat” during the Bluefield State College Biome...

(Bluefield)—A $23,000 grant award from the West Virginia Department of Education & the Arts will provide a valuable and substantial boost to the Bluefield Professional Development Schools (PDS) consortium. The Bluefield PDS focuses upon enhancing the preparation of teacher education candidates, enh...

ss Bluefield State College President Dr. Marsha Krotseng (center) and her husband, Mr. Lee Krotseng (right) recently presented a $12,000 check to the Bluefield State College Foundation in support of the “Go For Graduation Challenge” at BSC. Betty Carroll (left), BSC Foundation Executive Director, r...

103-104 Class Piano (1-0-1). For students without previous piano experience. A course in elementary piano designed to develop basic technique and provide keyboard experience for the classroom teacher.

109-110 Theory I and II (3-0-3). An integrated course in the fundamentals of harmony, ear-training and sight singing. Emphasis is on written, keyboard, and aural diatonic harmony.

130 Music Skills for Classroom Teachers (2-0-2). The study of music fundamentals and basic skills for classroom teachers. PR: Eligibility for enrollment in ENGL 101.

150 Introduction to Music (3-0-3). Designed to introduce the student to selected masterpieces of music from the several periods, Renaissance through twentieth Century, and to lead the student to an understanding of the relationship of music to general culture.

200 Twentieth Century Music (3-0-3). A survey of the stylistic trends and innovations in music and their relationship to society, from the late nineteenth century to the present.

213 Piano (1 hour credit each semester to a total of 8). Individual instruction in piano technique. The courses allow technical and musical development through selected technical studies and solo literature. PR: Previous lower numbered course.

218 Wind and Percussion Instruments (1 hour credit each semester to a total of 8). Individual instruction on a selected brass, percussion or reed instrument. The courses allow the development of facility and musicianship through selective technical studies and representative solo literature. PR: Previous lower numbered course.

224 String Instrument (1 hour credit each semester to a total of 8). Individual instruction on a selected string instrument. The courses are designed for the development of facility and musicianship through selected technical studies and representative solo literature.

321 Voice (1 hour credit each semester to a total of 8). Individual instruction in vocal technique. The courses are designed for vocal development through selected studios and solo literature. PR: Previous lower numbered course.

415 Organ (1 hour credit each semester to a total of 8). Individual instruction in the fundamentals of organ techniques. Courses are designed to develop facility and musicianship through selected technical studies and representative solo literature. PR: Consent of the instructor.